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South American deaths are on the rise, while the global death rate has dropped by 3% in a week.

May 24, 2021

Although coronavirus deaths and cases are decreasing globally, the pandemic continues to spread in two hotspots: South America, especially Argentina and Colombia, and India. Sunday's...

Brazil South America

Brazilian states blast Bolsonaro over pandemic during worst phase yet

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March 2, 2021

BRASILIA - Disgruntled with President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of a pandemic in its most severe phase, 16 Brazilian governors accused the far-right leader of misleading...

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U.S. imposes Cuba, Nicaragua-related sanctions on people, companies

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December 22, 2020

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on three Nicaraguan officials over their support for leftist President Daniel Ortega’s government. President Donald Trump’s administration has...

South America Venezuela

Venezuela’s opposition concludes ‘popular consultation’ to reject Maduro

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December 13, 2020December 13, 2020

Venezuela’s opposition, led by Juan Guaido, on Saturday concluded a “popular consultation” to repudiate President Nicolas Maduro’s government after boycotting a congressional vote last Sunday....

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Tabaré Vázquez: Humble oncologist who rose to be Uruguay’s president

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December 6, 2020

Tabaré Vázquez, an oncologist who became the first centre-left politician to be elected president of Uruguay and won popularity for a mix of pro-business policies...

South America Venezuela

Opposition candidates suspected of ties to Venezuela’s ruling party defy call for vote boycott

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December 4, 2020

Venezuelan politician Henry Gomez is running for parliament as part of an alliance that has promised to confront President Nicolas Maduro and the ruling Socialist...

South America Venezuela

Venezuela opposition discussing scaling back interim government, sources say

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December 2, 2020

Venezuela’s opposition is discussing scaling back the interim government of opposition leader Juan Guaido that has won diplomatic recognition by dozens of countries that disavowed...

Cuba South America

Cuban artists end rare protest, say authorities agree to talks

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November 28, 2020November 28, 2020

A rare public protest in Cuba of more than 300 artists, activists and members of the public outside the culture ministry to denounce repression and...

Brazil South America

Violence erupts in Brazil after black man beaten to death

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November 22, 2020

More than 1,000 demonstrators attacked a supermarket in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre on Friday after security guards beat to death a black...

Peru South America

Peru interim president quits after ultimatum from Congress, protest deaths

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November 16, 2020

Peru’s interim president, Manuel Merino, resigned on Sunday after the country’s political parties demanded he step down or face impeachment following the deaths of two...

Peru South America

Peru plunged into political upheaval as Congress ousts President Vizcarra

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November 10, 2020

Peru's Congress has ousted President Martin Vizcarra in an impeachment vote over corruption allegations, prompting immediate tensions in the Andean nation. Martin Vizcarra has rejected...

Mexico South America

Mexico protesters burn Trump effigy, slam US border policy

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November 1, 2020

A few dozen migrant activists marched to the beach fence separating Mexico from the United States at the border city of Tijuana chanting, "Trump, we...

Brazil COVID-19 South America

Brazil surpasses 150,000 coronavirus deaths, health ministry says

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October 11, 2020

Brazil registered 559 additional coronavirus deaths over the last 24 hours and 26,749 new cases, the nation’s Health Ministry said on Saturday. The South American...

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Pompeo bolsters South American alliance against Maduro

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September 20, 2020

Colombian President Ivan Duque (L) and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo greeting each other with an elbow bump at Narino Presidential Palace in Bogota...

COVID-19 South America

Latin American nations plan to join COVAX vaccine facility after deadline

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September 19, 2020

Brazil and Argentina, Latin American nations seeking more time to commit to the global COVID-19 vaccine facility known as COVAX, said they intend to so...

Peru Politics South America

Peru bid to oust president loses steam as opposition splits

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September 14, 2020

A bid by the opposition-led Congress to remove Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra appeared to falter on Sunday, after key political leaders rejected the ouster over...

Mexico South America

Drug lord not addicted to drugs but women: El Chapo reveals he fathered twenty-three children

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September 10, 2020

Mexican drug lord, Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán admitted that the only addiction he ever suffered from was 'women' before revealing that he is a father of...

COVID-19 South America

Latin America surpasses 300,000 coronavirus deaths

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September 10, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Relatives react near the coffin of a man, during his funeral at the local cemetery, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in...

Brazil South America

Amazon animal rescue brings hope from blazes great and small

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September 7, 2020

Xita, a tiny monkey with sad brown eyes, clutches her newborn tight. Both are fighting for their lives. Veterinarian Carine Hanna takes care of Xita,...

Colombia South America

Colombia slowly developing, opens South America’s longest road tunnel

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September 5, 2020

Colombia opened South America’s longest road tunnel, the Tunel de la Linea, on Friday after more than a decade of construction work. The tunnel, which...

COVID-19 South America

J&J seeking one-third of COVID-19 vaccine trial volunteers in hard-hit Latin America

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September 5, 2020

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) will seek 20,000 volunteers for late-stage human trials of its experimental coronavirus vaccine in hard-hit Latin America, one-third of the planned...

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Mexico has world’s most health worker deaths from pandemic, Amnesty International says

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September 4, 2020

More health workers have died from the coronavirus in Mexico than any other country on the planet, Amnesty International said on Thursday, highlighting the high...

Brazil South America

Brazilian Amazon fires near level of 2019 crisis

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September 2, 2020

Flames consume a section of the Amazon in the state of Para on August 15, 2020 CARL DE SOUZA AFP/File The number of fires in...

Argentina COVID-19

Argentina reports record number of new COVID-19 cases but relaxes lockdown

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August 29, 2020

FILE PHOTO: A cleaning worker is seen at the Dr. Alberto Antranik Eurnekian hospital, in Ezeiza, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina August 21,...

Brazil South America

Brazil, reversing course, says will keep fighting Amazon deforestation

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August 29, 2020

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows a deforested plot of the Amazon near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, September 17, 2019. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly BRASILIA/POCONÉ, Brazil...

Colombia South America

Three killed amid surge of violence in Colombia

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August 29, 2020

Relatives of Heine Collazos and Esneider Collazos, two of six men massacred by an armed group on August 21 in a rural area Colombia, attend...

Colombia

Violence across Colombia leaves 17 dead

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August 22, 2020

Three attacks in the last 24 hours have left at least 17 dead across Colombia in regions contested by drug traffickers, criminal groups and dissidents...